News Archive for July, 2011

Now that Microsoft has finished campaigning to move individuals “to the cloud”, they are turning their focus to small business. We’ve all seen those slightly ambiguous Microsoft commercials showing different groups of people going “to the cloud” to solve whatever …

A Danish research team this week presented data suggesting that overexposure to the sun lowers a person’s risk of heart attacks, hip fractures and overall mortality — a trade-off that would outweigh the risks of skin-related diseases, most of which …

A majority of indoor tanning businesses expect the third quarter of 2011 to be stronger than last year — expecting a stronger summer after a first-half of the year in which a majority of tanning businesses reported stronger results.

According …

Hackers are turning their cyberattack focus on small businesses. What is a cyberattack? It is when an individual or group uses another’s website for malicious activity. This activity includes stealing personal information, bank account information, or mailing lists that the …

“Vitamin D is not really a vitamin at all — it is a pre-hormone that’s produced in your skin in response to sunlight exposure. As such, it is an integral part of human health and longevity.” — Dr. John Cannell, …

A new study of more than 2,000 people at risk for diabetes suggests that higher sunshine vitamin levels reduces the risk of contracting the disease — another study connecting vitamin D with lower risk of disease.

The results were presented …

“Vitamin D is essential for strong bones and a healthy immune system. While a limited amount of vitamin D can be obtained from exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) radiation, the health risks of UV exposure — including skin cancer …

Science News — the magazine for the Society of Science & the Public — has published one of the best reviews for the lay person on the power of ‘the sunshine vitamin ‘ and why scientists want people to get …